Short-term exposure to the organotin compound triphenyltin modulates esterified steroid levels in females of Marisa cornuarietis

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-135

  Lyssimachou, Angeliki ^a   Bachmann, J ^b   Porte, C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases; 5 Reductases; Esterified steroids; Estradiol; Gastropod; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; STEROID; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; TRIPHENYLTIN;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; SNAIL; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GONAD; HORMONE METABOLISM; MALE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESTERIFICATION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADS; MICROSOMES; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; SNAILS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GASTROPODA; MARISA CORNUARIETIS;

EID: 48549084598     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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